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The Journey of a Book: What Happens to the Books We Mail to Incarcerated Readers

by Leah ElliottMay 1, 2023May 2, 2023Leave a comment

What happens to the books that we mail to incarcerated people? They are loved, cherished, shared, and read until they fall apart.

Donations
A book with a map of North America

The Types of Books We Cannot Send to Prisons (and Why)

by Leah ElliottApril 20, 2023May 2, 2023Leave a comment

There are many times when we cannot accept a book donation. Often, it's because prisons and jails won't allow them.

Book Bans, Donations
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Religion Behind Bars: A Request to Create a Rastafarian Library

by Lydia WelkerAugust 22, 2019September 7, 20191 Comment

An overwhelming and exciting majority of the hundreds of letters we receive each week are directly from incarcerated people in Appalachia, but not all of our correspondence is from the people behind bars. Sometimes, we get letters or emails from…

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donation from Tucker county!

by Appalachian Prison Book ProjectFebruary 7, 2018August 22, 2019Leave a comment

Grateful to AmeriCorps and friends from Thomas, WV, who organized a book drive and dropped off loads of material (over 800 books!) that APBP needs, including dictionaries & legal guides. They persevered through rain & snow to do good work!…

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What Do People in Prison Want to Read?

by Appalachian Prison Book ProjectOctober 11, 2017August 22, 20192 Comments

 We have collected letters with very specific requests that we cannot fill because we don't have what they want in our storage space. We've reached out to our wonderful network for donations. Posting here because the list is so interesting!…

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Donation

by Appalachian Prison Book ProjectJune 29, 2017August 22, 2019Leave a comment

Every now and then someone in prison sends APBP a donation. Usually this comes in the form of 5 or 10 dollars. The other day we received a check for $150.00 from a man incarcerated in Pound VA. He thanked…

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Thanks to Molly McCoid and the Linsly School in Wheeling!

by Appalachian Prison Book ProjectJune 9, 2015August 22, 20192 Comments

Ms. Molly McCoid, class of 2016 at the Linsly School in Wheeling, organized a book drive for APBP. Molly collected and transported over 300 books to our work space! One of the many wonderful things about APBP is exactly this--we…

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Thanks to Maya Schenwar!

by Appalachian Prison Book ProjectApril 17, 2015August 22, 2019Leave a comment

Many thanks to author Maya Schenwar who has donated copies of her book, Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better, to APBP. You can learn more about her important book at https://www.bkconnection.com/books/title/locked-down,-locked-out

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Thanks to Shambhala Books!

by Appalachian Prison Book ProjectNovember 4, 2014August 22, 2019Leave a comment

We want to thank Shambhala Publications in Boston for donating 14 copies of _Writing Down the Bones_ to the Hazelton Women's Book Club! It is especially wonderful to have new books to give to these dedicated readers. Thanks also to…

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Thank you, Boothsville UMC!

by Appalachian Prison Book ProjectAugust 12, 2012August 22, 20192 Comments

Earlier this summer, the United Methodist Churches of the Boothsville charge in Marion County, West Virginia, collected hundreds of books for the APBP and even built beautiful handmade bookcases to help hold them. Pictured below  is Tanya Devine, who organized…

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